Packing and unpacking files

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Here are the most practical commands to pack and unpack files in a console:

Unpacking

unrar x filename.rar
unzip filename.zip
bunzip2 filename.bz2
tar xvf filename.tar
tar xvzf filename.tar.gz

Packing

tar cvzf targetfile.tar.gz /sourcedir
tar cvf targetfile.tar /sourcedir

See also